Moko Pounamu Whale Bone & Silver Drop Earrings - Waiomio

Beautiful handcrafted New Zealand Whale Bone drop earrings set on Sterling 925 hooks. The half-round rods show curves and flat planes, displaying the Whale Bone in all its uniqueness.

Whale Bone has always been a special medium for Māori artists, Whales are considered a taonga species, and represent abundance, richness and were regarded as chiefly animals. Some tribes see whales as the descendants of Tangaroa, the god of the ocean and strandings are seen as gifts from Tangaroa and carving them is a way of honouring that gift. Whales possess a tapu (sacred) significance to Māori as both supernatural beings and as harbingers of personal change and spiritual growth.

Genuine Whale bone - Ethically sourced from Banks Peninsular (Te Pataka o Rakaihautū)

Carved by Mark Stewart

Size 23mm long x 13mm wide total length 46mm

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